1. the first olympic games were a. ancient rome b ancient greece 2. modern olympics started in athens a. 1896 b. 2000 3. there are seven winter sports in a. the winter games. b. olympic games 4. the first paralympics were a. washington. b. rome 5. in 2008 about one billion people around the world watched … a. the beijing olympics opening ceremony b. the sochi olympics opening ceremony